More on our beloved man with three first names in a minute.
But…but…
What did you think of the Busch Series race on Friday from Richmond?
“Um sir, isn’t it the Nationwide Series?”
I don’t care if it’s the Busch Grand National Series, Nationwide Series, or the XFINITY Series like it will be in 2015, Kyle Busch has practically been the all-dominant figure in that division.
It also hides a bigger problem underneath: the dominance of Sprint Cup drivers in the lower-tier series.
Don’t get me wrong: I don’t mind a couple of Cup drivers making the lower-rung drivers earn their keep. I do have a problem though with these guys not only saturating the field, but then taking away valuable championship points and money at the same time. Austin Dillon I’m convinced should have had a few wins last year had it not been for the continuing Cup duel in the 22 and 54.
Oh wait, it’s still happening. C’mon Chase Elliott!
Speaking of Chase, did you know he is the only non-Cup driver to lead in the last two Nationwide events? Yep, those 36 laps at Atlanta are the only ones out of 445 combined (195 at Atlanta/250 at Richmond) that were not totally commanded by the invaders.
The logistics are concerning, and there needs to be a way to take back that figurative Alamo.
My solution: put all the Cup drivers (i.e: Busch, Keselowski, Logano, Harvick, etc.) in machines that are only good enough for start and parks. Let them feel the true misery losing horribly.
Actually, something like that happened three years ago with Reed Sorenson. He got ousted from Turner Motorsports, third in the points and with just a little work to do to get at the lead. He then proceeded to run in a car the rest of the year that could do no better than 30th with a stiff tail wind. It was unfair to Reed big time, however I think it can pay dividends to the drivers of the Nationwide series who actually race for a bigger picture instead of momentary glory.
Speaking of the 22 and 54 duel, let’s talk about the 22 side of the equation.
Namely Brad Keselowski.
Like Kyle the night before, he sat on the pole. He led 383 of 400 laps to win the race in a manner so dominating Jimmie Johnson got severely dehydrated.
Don’t worry, Jimmie got some fluids and now it’s back to crack Se7en. Hopefully it’s the creepy ass movie with Morgan Freeman and Keanu Reeves.
The only thing Brad didn’t do Saturday night was lead the greatest amount of laps in a row at the track. That record stands with Denny Hamlin who led 381 straight in May of 2008.
In addition to the hoopla, Brad also cinches seed #1. With 4 wins, Brad is on top of the mountain, and for him it’s always Miller Time.
Speaking of bad beer puns, I think Kevin Harvick needed some Kevweisers to offset the disappointment he had. The only other driver to lead laps at Richmond, but it just wasn’t his night.
I thought short tracks were made for torn fenders and tempers right?
In this instance, sadly not really. The only real wall damage caused was when Matt Kenseth got out of the groove and slapped the wall. His right-front was a mess so he had to get serviced by Huskies. Yes, I am referring to the tools you sickos.
Clint Bowyer and Michael Waltrip Racing got shut out of the playoffs this year. Too bad, I guess the magical itch didn’t show up.
Now back to the portion of our show where it sounds like a Budweiser radio commercial.
“We salute you… mister drunken fence sitter…”
James Richard Dennis is your hero and mine for doing the one thing most fans would never even conceive of accomplishing: being the human debris caution.
Who knew a guy so relaxed on the fence would cause so much chaos huh?
So in the race control, a guy named David, who normally wouldn’t give two Hoots, had to give the command to throw out the yellow for Joe Dirt’s dad. I think.
The police then came in and promptly arrested the dude.
For what you ask? Let famous comedian Ron White fill you in…
I hope one day someone will allow him to climb the fence with Tony Stewart overseeing the festivities. Make it part of his community service for a good cause, and not a peep will be made in complaint.
Or better yet, just make him the honorary 17th participant in the Chase…
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